SUBSAHARAN AFRICA

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SUBSAHARAN AFRICA
CHAPTER 7

• MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC QUALITIES
• Plateau Continent
• Dozens of NationsHundreds of Ethnic Groups
• Subsistence Farming
• Inefficient boundaries/colonial legacies
• Dislocated peoples and refugees
• Raw materials and resource potential

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COLONIALISM

• EUROPEAN COLONIAL OBJECTIVES

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BERLIN CONFERENCE1884

• 14 States divided up Africa without consideration
  of cultures
  
• Results of superimposed boundaries

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THE LEGACY

• Languages
• Antagonism
• Low level of development
• Transportation facilities
• Communication

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MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY

• Definition
• Africa is an extraordinary laboratory. Why?
• Millions suffer from

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MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY TERMS

• Endemic
• Epidemic
• Pandemic

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REGIONS OF SUBSAHARAN AFRICA

• WEST AFRICA
• EQUATIORIAL AFRICA
• EAST AFRICA
• SOUTHERN AFRICA
• AFRICAN TRANSITION ZONE

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SOUTHERN AFRICACharacteristics

• 10 countries
• 6 landlocked states
• Northern zone marks limit of Congo basin
• Plateau country
• Rich in natural resources
• Agricultural diversity

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SOUTHERN AFRICA

• RESOURCES
• KALAHARI
• OKAVANGO
• CAPRIVI FINGER

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SOUTH AFRICA
Nelson Mandela Apartheid Afrikaners
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EAST AFRICA

• Lies astride the equator
• Mainly highlands
• Cooler and generally drier conditions prevail
• Ethnic diversity

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EAST AFRICA - Kenya

• Dominant state in region
• Approach to development
• Capital
• Economy
• lingua franca
• AIDS

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EAST AFRICA - Tanzania
Formed by the merger of Tanganyika and
Zanzibar

• Major characteristics
• Mt. Kilamanjaro
• Lake Tanganyika
• Lake Victoria
• Ngorongoro
• Serengeti
• Wildlife
• Capital

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EQUATORIAL AFRICA

• Astride the Equator
• Dominated by Congo River and Basin
• French Dominant (except Sao Tome and Principe)
• Impeded transportation and communication
• The most underdeveloped region in this realm
• Mainly lowland country
• Vast areas of rainforest
• Resources

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NIGERIA

• Three tribes
• 1967 interregional rivalries
• Regions subdivided
• Currently
• Capital city

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MADAGASCARWorlds fourth largest island
Southeast Asian Ancestry--French language
Discrete zoogeographic realm 33 varieties of l
emurs unique to island Many other unique species
Rainforest environment Logging--Slash and b
urn agriculture Quality of Life Indicators Po
verty Malnutrition Urbanization